Healthy Conversations @ Playgroup: Effect of a Healthy Conversations intervention for parents, targeting healthy lifestyle behaviours and obesity in young children attending community playgroups

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Poor dietary intake; Physical inactivity; Excessive screen time; Poor sleep; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000055808
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Stewart Trost

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-01-22
• Study Completion: 2023-06-13
• Last Update Posted: 26 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

Playgroups will be included in the study if at least 4 parent-child dyads are willing to participate in the evaluation of the intervention.

In each participating playgroup, parent-child dyad eligibility will be based on the following inclusion criteria parents/carers with children between the ages of 12 – 60 months.

There are no eligibility limits for parent age.

Exclusion Criteria

If any of the following exclusion criteria are met, parents may participate in the intervention sessions, but will be excluded from the intervention evaluation: (1) they are unable to give informed consent; (2) they have insufficient literacy to complete the evaluation questionnaires; (3) they have children outside the target age group of 12 – 60 months; (4) they have children with chronic health conditions that may adversely influence BMI, physical activity, diet, or sleep (e.g., severe respiratory disease, congenital heart disease), will participate in the intervention, but will be excluded from the evaluation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified